Health and Wellness Coaching
What is health and wellness coaching?
Just as a sports coach can help an athlete develop and excel at a sport, a health and wellness coach can help anyone excel at living their life, even — or especially — if they have chronic medical conditions. The coaching process is similar to talk therapy in that it involves two people discussing ideas and issues, but it is different in that the person who is being coached is in the driver’s seat, creating their goals as well as the strategies on how to arrive at these goals.
Health or wellness coaching topics:
- Weight loss
- Stress/anxiety
- Nutrition Education (No diet plans. Our wellness coordinator is not a registered dietitian/nutritionist)
- Food groups
- Portion sizes
- Food substitutes
- Food label comprehension
- Study habits/procrastination
- STI education
- Managing illness (diabetes, hypertension)
Topics not covered
- Depression
- Abuse
- Suicide
- Anger Management
- Diet plans (Nutritionist/Dietitian)
People tend to hire health coaches to help them with a broad variety of health issues, such as weight loss, stress reduction, the management of chronic conditions, improving diet and exercise, tobacco cessation, addiction, and adjusting to a life-altering health event, like a heart attack. There is overlap between what a health coach does and what a life coach does, but a life coach’s domain is much broader, and includes career issues, executive coaching, and professional effectiveness.
